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Chapter 7: Young Eagle Spreads Wings (New book, please collect monthly tickets and recommend tickets!)

Since getting Qin Yue's promise, Paul's training of Qin Yue has become more and more strict.

It was just that when Paul was coaching Qin Yue to do some high-intensity basic training, he would always look at Qin Yue with a face full of doubt: "Senior, are you really a player who has played basketball in the US high school for four years?"

Qin Yue was very clear about Paul's implication, so he had to take the blame for "Qin Yue" and could only respond to Paul with a more focused training attitude every time.

Paul would often show a satisfied expression about this, "That's right, American high school basketball and college basketball are two completely different worlds. You can't survive in college basketball just by relying on talent, senior."

Although Paul has not yet entered college basketball, this does not prevent him from instructing Qin Yue on the basics.

It is also worth mentioning that after learning that his brother had recently become Qin Yue’s personal trainer, Charles CJ Paul, who plays for Hampton University, also joined in the training of Qin Yue.

"Is this big fat guy really the Qin in my memory?"

When CJ graduated from high school, "Qin Yue" had not yet started to play badly, so if CJ had not seen it with his own eyes, he really couldn't believe that the Chinese boy who was highly regarded by coach Luton at the time would become like this.

"Fortunately, it's not too late to wake up now. Coach Luton once said that if you can focus half of your mind on basketball, you will definitely be able to become a main player of the school team." CJ said after patting Qin Yue on the shoulder.

Compared to his younger brother Paul, CJ is more outgoing and has more interests and hobbies.

In addition to training, he always discusses various topics of concern to young people with Qin Yue.

When CJ noticed that Qin Yue's personality was more cheerful than before, he couldn't help but complain: "If you were as active as you are now, you wouldn't be a virgin when I graduated."

Hearing this, Qin Yue, who had unknowingly taken the blame for the original owner of this body, had to lower his head silently.

Obviously, Qin Yue, who is introverted and self-centered, has been experiencing various problems of acclimatization since the moment he set foot on American soil.

He was not used to life in the United States, and didn't know how to communicate with his American peers, so he became a marginalized person in school and on the court.

"You may not believe this, Qin, but even though Chris never admits defeat, he has actually been afraid of being alone since he was a child.

So when I learned that he would come to practice with you every afternoon, I couldn't wait to come and see you.

Although I don’t know what you have been through in the past two years, I really like and appreciate your current state.

Qin, you know, when we were young, my father often told Chris and me that instead of envying those legendary figures, we should find ways to write our own legendary stories.

I dare not say how far you can go in the future in basketball, but I believe that as long as you can persevere, your journey will become your own legend. "

As a key figure in Paul's future success in the NBA, it has to be said that Paul's brother CJ is indeed an inspiring brother, as Paul said in an interview.

With the company of Brother Paul, Qin Yue also successfully lost 15 kilograms on the th day after the weight loss plan started.

From 180 kg to 165 kg, although Qin Yue's weight is still over the standard, he has become obviously more flexible during training these days.

Moreover, through this period of high-intensity training, Qin Yue's basic basketball skills have made great progress.

To use CJ's original words, Qin Yue now looks a bit like a basketball player.

In addition, after successfully completing the second and third stage challenges of the [Mountaintop] system
Qin Yue, who can now exchange a bottle of nutritional supplement from the system every day, has also received a total of rewards for future agility potential plus 8, future speed potential plus 4, future jumping potential plus 2, and future strength potential plus 4.

In the next fourth stage challenge, if Qin Yue can complete it successfully, in addition to 4 points of future jumping potential and 2 points of speed potential, he will also receive an additional reward called "Terminator Gift Pack".

"There will be a three-on-three streetball game in Winston-Salem in a few days. I have taken the initiative to sign you up." That day, after the training, Paul suddenly said to Qin Yue.

Seeing this, Qin Yue, who had also been eager to test himself in actual combat recently, smiled and said, “Thanks, Chris.”

At this moment, Qin Yue did not notice that Paul, who had just finished talking to him, immediately showed a smirk.

"Chris, why didn't you tell Qin that Chris Ellis would also participate in that game?" CJ said with a puzzled look on his face after Qin Yue left.

Hearing this, Paul shook his head and said, "Why should we tell him? To create psychological panic in him?

Compared to a match prepared in advance, a battle can better test the progress Qin has made in recent times."

CJ sighed, "But he will be facing the center of the Demon Deacons after all."

Paul shrugged. "What are you afraid of? If you want to fight, fight the strongest. Isn't that the famous saying of our family?"

……

Two days later, at an open-air street court called "River Valley" in the small town of Winston-Salem, Qin Yue officially welcomed his first basketball game since he came into this world.

Although the game itself was a three-on-three half-court streetball game with a prize of only $1500, Qin Yue was still very excited the night before the game and almost couldn't sleep.

In this game, the Paul brothers will play with Qin Yue as his teammates.

As for their opponents, Qin Yue was both unfamiliar and familiar to them.

The reason for being unfamiliar was that he didn't know any of the three Qin Yue brothers opposite him.

The reason for being familiar is that the three guys opposite are all alumni of "Qin Yue".

Chris Ellis, 205 cm tall and 115 kg in weight, is currently the center for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.

As a sophomore, Ellis, who secured the main center position of the school team in his freshman year, has a devilish body and is known for his fierce defense on the court.

Tyrese Monk, 197 cm tall and weighing 90 kg, is currently the Demon Deacons' starting small forward.

As a senior, Monk has rich experience on the court and diverse offensive means. Last season, he averaged 10.8 points and 4.0 rebounds per game for the school team.

There is also Ronnie Evans, who looks like Hollywood star Tyrese Gibson. This guy is 190 cm tall and was the best sixth man of the Demon Deacons last season with a three-point shooting percentage of 47.8%.

After looking through Qin Yue's memories, Qin Yue discovered that among the three people on the opposite side, Qin Yue had a particularly deep impression of Ellis. This was because on the first day of college, Qin Yue, who was also a freshman at the time, was "beaten" by Ellis during training.

Anyway, in "Qin Yue's" painful memories, Ellis was either dunking on his head or doing whatever he wanted in front of him.

As for Monk and Evans, "Qin Yue" did not have many memories.

After all, the later "Qin Yue" had already started, so he didn't pay much attention to other college teammates.

On the court, when the opposing trio noticed Qin Yue, they all showed an expression of disbelief.

"How come he has lost so much weight?" Evans asked curiously.

"He's still playing basketball?" Monk said with a puzzled look.

"Our opponent is actually him?" Ellis said with wide eyes.

In fact, before the start of this streetball game, the "senior trio" were most concerned about Chris Paul, who would become their teammate in the new season.

But who would have thought that as soon as Qin Yue came on the stage, he attracted the attention of the entire audience with his physique that was comparable to that of O'Neal.

"Don't be nervous, I've watched 'The Beast's' game tapes, and in my opinion, his offensive skills are still relatively crude.

Make good use of your wingspan and height. If he tries to force you under the basket, I will help you defend immediately. "Paul said to Qin Yue before the game started.

Although before the game, Paul had vowed to CJ that he was not worried that Qin Yue would be beaten by Ellis, but when he really got on the court, Paul obviously cared about Qin Yue much more than he said.

But Paul might not believe it.
At this moment, Qin Yue was not afraid of Ellis, nicknamed "The Beast", and he was even a little excited.

After understanding Ellis's playing style through his memories, Qin Yue discovered that the reason why the original owner of this body was beaten to a pulp by this beast was mainly because his playing style was too afraid of confrontation.

Since there was no such thing as a foul in this three-on-three streetball game, and Qin Yue knew from his memories that Ellis was not good at free throws, if Ellis chose to force an attack on him after the game started, Qin Yue believed that this beast would only backfire.

At River Valley Stadium, after a coin toss decided the serve, Paul's team attacked first.

When serving the ball, Qin Yue noticed the secret signal Paul gave him, so he positioned himself in advance and prepared to screen for Paul at a 45-degree angle on the right.

The "senior trio" never expected that the former shame of Wake Forest had now mastered the high-end technique of pick-and-roll. Therefore, at the moment when Qin Yue formed a wall for Paul, there was no one on the court to delay Evans who was responsible for defending Paul.

Tear down the wall, dribble, take a deep breath, adjust the rhythm, and shoot.

On the court, with no one guarding him, Paul cleanly hit a three-pointer for the team, making it 3-0.

Seeing this, Evans said to the beast behind him with a dissatisfied look on his face: "Brother, are you just going to watch me defend two people?"

Hearing this, Ellis, whose moral high ground was seized by Evans, quickly raised his hand and said, "My my. To be honest, I really didn't expect that guy to actually screen for his teammates."

Next, it was the senior team’s turn to attack.

In order to regain the advantage, after serving the ball, the Beast immediately went into the three-second zone and took the initiative to ask for the ball from his teammates.

Seeing this, Monk, who was in charge of holding the ball on the wing, immediately passed the ball to the Beast.

However, what Ellis thought was different from what he thought when he was about to attack Qin Yue from behind.
The former shame of Wake Forest seems a little hard today.

Although Ellis had thought that his post-up attack would not be so easy to succeed considering Qin Yue's current weight, at this moment, what really surprised Ellis was Qin Yue's defensive attitude and reaction during defense.

Nicknamed the Beast, it doesn't mean that Ellis plays basketball without thinking. In fact, before preparing to back down Qin Yue, Ellis had already decided that he would make full use of his speed and flexibility to bully this fat guy.

But at the moment when Ellis turned around with the ball in his back, he thought he had wiped out Qin Yue, but he bumped into Qin Yue's arms.

He predicted my attack?
No, if he really had this ability, why did I beat him so badly?

In order to save his face as the center of the Devil Deacons, Ellis, who was a little excited at the moment, chose to force a shot when Qin Yue was not completely out of position.

Then, Ellis, whose vision suddenly went dark, saw the horrifying scene.

A mountain that he would never be able to climb to the top, after it had risen from the ground, appeared in front of him with the force of a mountain pressing down on him!
Snapped--!
boom--!
At the River Valley Stadium, the moment Qin Yue's feet touched the ground, the players on the field and the spectators off the field suddenly felt as if the ground shook.

Then, he looked at the basketball that Qin Yue slapped out of the court.
The crowd immediately burst into deafening cheers.

Seeing this, CJ excitedly stepped forward and pushed Qin Yue.

"Brother, do you know what you just did? You took out the center of the Demon Deacons!"

In fact, until the block was completed, Qin Yue felt that it was all a little unreal.

It was not until CJ came forward and pushed him and he felt the weight on his knee that Qin Yue came back to his senses and muttered to himself, "So I can jump that high?"

During the weight loss period, in order to avoid putting too much load on his knees, Qin Yue never tried how high he could reach.

But just now, Qin Yue was forced to jump up and block the shot due to his subconscious reaction, and he finally felt the joy of being an elder in this life!

“Is this what you call talent?”

Looking down at the fat on his belly, at this moment, Qin Yue didn't dare to imagine how good he would feel after he completely lost weight!

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